Ma’Khia Bryant Shot & Killed By Cop: Body Cam Footage Released – Video

Ma’Khia Bryant, 16-Year-Old Killed By Cops After Calling For Help

While people are still celebrating the verdict of Derek Chauvin, the cop that killed George Floyd, there has been news out of Ohio regarding a police-involved shooting death of a teenager.

Columbus police are under scrutiny after Paula Bryant told local reporters that police officers shot and killed her 16-year-old daughter (some reports state 15-years-old), Ma’Khia Bryant, just hours ago.

According to reports, dispatch received a call about an attempted stabbing and arrived on the scene at 4:30 p.m. Reports of shots fired occurred at 4:45 p.m. “Ma’Khia was named after a male prophet in the Bible. She was a very loving, peaceful little girl,” said her mother.

This is Makhia Bryant pic.twitter.com/5Nb6bHhWcH

— Ryan (@tvisgreat) April 21, 2021

Mother of 16-year-old #MakhiaBryant who was fatally shot by a @ColumbusPolice officer in the afternoon of 4/20/21

Details surrounding the shooting are not clear. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio says “there is body-worn camera footage of the incident” pic.twitter.com/z636UT0RRS

— Jennifer Fortier (@Jenn_Directs) April 21, 2021

“She was an honor roll student and um, Ma’Khia had a mothery nature about her. She promoted peace and that’s something that I always want to be remembered.”

In the bodycam footage that was quickly shared, things take a turn when a number of people are seen fighting out of nowhere—and what happened next is currently being debated. As the cop is standing outside with other people at the location, two people who are engaged in a physical altercation come tumbling toward him.

Then, one person, Ma’Khia, is tossed onto another person as she’s still fighting, holding a knife in her hand.

Some argue that Ma’Khia looked as if she was going to stab the second person, while the opposing side states she was the one who allegedly called authorities on the foster family she was reportedly staying with and was trying to protect herself.

 

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The officer who shot Ma’Khia has reportedly been removed from duty during the investigation, but they are also being praised for potentially saving someone’s life.

Critics have asked why the officer opted to use a gun and not a taser to control the situation, especially with a minor involved.

See some reactions below:

The people who are justifying the death of Makhia after seeing the body cam footage are disgusting.

Why wasn’t a taser used instead of a gun?
Officers are trained to only shoot when threatened, and in the LEG. Not the chest 4 times. #ACAB #SayHerName

— MOD 🐉 (@Spixcedt) April 21, 2021

NO warning was given by the officer b4 shooting.
2) Why didn’t he use a taser? That seemed like a more appropriate choice.

It’s tragic that this girl is dead, but this is NOT a George Floyd, Daunte Wright or even Adam Toledo situation IMO. We’ll see how this plays out. /END

— DEREK CHAUVIN GUILTY!!!! ✊🏾 (@FaithPennick) April 21, 2021

tw // police brutality , murder , death

ma’khia bryant was only 16 years old and killed while trying to defend herself https://t.co/RQU4T9gg0v

— ًcheck rts (@flickerlix) April 21, 2021

columbus police officers were chanting “blue lives matter” at the scene of the crime while the mother of ma’khia bryant was crying over the brutal murder of her child. this shit is a joke to them and it always has been.

— mars ༊*·˚*⭒‧₊˚ᵕ̈˳ (@GROOVYCHl) April 21, 2021

Ma’Khia was staying with a foster family at the time. pic.twitter.com/Ll04WO6UUA

— Lacey Crisp (@LaceyCrisp) April 21, 2021

Columbus police just showed the body camera footage of the fatal shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant at the press conference. A man can be heard yelling in the video “SHE’S A FUCKING KID!”

The cop who shot her will be taken off the street during the investigation pic.twitter.com/zrwG9RlN7W

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 21, 2021

Marchers in downtown Columbus are demanding @ColumbusPolice and @MayorGinther release the body cam video of the shooting death of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant. @10TV pic.twitter.com/wRCabVjt0w

— Bryant Somerville (@Bryant10TV) April 21, 2021

@10TV A look downtown. People are marching through the streets chanting “say her name. Ma’Khia Bryant” pic.twitter.com/q10YOIrnQ0

— Richard 🎥 (@richaaron10tv) April 21, 2021

The systems that allowed George Floyd to be murdered remain FULLY intact. Moments after we celebrated a win for police accountability in Minneapolis, news broke that @ColumbusPolice murdered a 15 year old Black girl. Her name was Ma’Khia Bryant. Say her name. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/tufTaia9lR

— ACLU of Ohio (@acluohio) April 21, 2021

She was a child. She called for help but they murdered her instead. They fucking murdered her!
ABOLISH THE FUCKING POLICE#makhiabryant https://t.co/cv67LKBRSS

— baka I- what the Chile be bussin **check pinned** (@TheCactusRoses) April 21, 2021